Looking back over his loss to Liam McGeary at Bellator 134 in February, which cost him his light-heavyweight championship, Emanuel “Hardcore Kid” Newton admits that mistakes were made at all levels heading into the fight and during it that cost him the bout. “I wasn’t worthy of winning that fight because of my life decisions,” Newton told MMAWeekly.com. “I was smoking weed, for which I tested positive. I wasn’t putting in the hard training camp. I only trained for two weeks for that fight. “I also took (McGeary) down, which wasn’t the smartest thing to do with him being really good off his back, and especially with him being hesitant to strike.
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